Yellow Spinach Seedlings
Spinach Massachusetts
About half of my spinach seedlings in a "raised bed" (euphemism for Rubbermaid bin with holes in it) are getting yellow. I read that compost tea might help since this is probably a nutrient deficiency. Can anyone weigh in on this? Does it make sense for it to be a nutrient deficiency since it only affects half and they are all in the same dirt?
Thank you!
Thank you!
Posted
by: BethR
(2 points)
Posted: May 25, 2014
Answers
Overwatering is a very common cause of yellowing leaves, as the plant is robbed of oxygen. Your tub may not be draining as well as you anticipate. I would check your soil moisture first on that side of the tub. If it is most than a little moist a few inches down, that is your culprit.
If you purchased new soil for the tubs, it is probably not nutrient deficiency, although that is a possibility. So are some plant diseases. If the soil is not -- and has not -- been overly wet, please post a picture of the leaves in focus, which will aid in further diagnosis.
If you purchased new soil for the tubs, it is probably not nutrient deficiency, although that is a possibility. So are some plant diseases. If the soil is not -- and has not -- been overly wet, please post a picture of the leaves in focus, which will aid in further diagnosis.
Posted
by: Nicole Castle Brookus
(21 points)
Posted: May 25, 2014
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Spinach does not like "wet feet" ... when growing them in tubs it's helpful to add some horticultural pearlite to the soil mix as well as to the bottom of the tub to ensure that the roots do not get waterlogged. almost 10 years ago.